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Tag: rise and shine

  • Upside Down and Backwards Works Every Time

    Upside down and backwards works every time. This is a true statement. It applies to carpentry, for the intent of this post. It seems confusing, but sometimes rules are when first encountered. Except for the basic rules, like fire is hot. Some rules are best remembered when included in a handy little saying, especially when…

  • The Zippo Lighter and the Last Cigarette

    The Zippo lighter and the last cigarette. Six thirty in the morning, the coffee is fresh and hot from the pot. The zippo is on the table beside the cigarette. Taking a careful sip of the coffee, the cigarette comes next. When lit, a long pull of air inwards, then a long exhale. That’s it,…

  • That’s How You Know It’s Working

    That’s How You Know It’s Working Got a scrape on my elbow yesterday. Nothing major, just a standard scrape. So, I decided to use that spray in the first aid kit, you know the one? The anti-bacterial it’s gonna sting like a bee spray? Did the spray, and it stung like a bee, and that’s…

  • Hide and seek who’s it?

    Hide and seek who’s it? Not it! When was the last time those words were heard echoing across the yard? Those were the words that made ‘it’, out of whomever spoke them last. Sounds like either a game of tag, or a game of hide and seek. Now there’s a game worth playing, every one…

  • Once Upon a Time in a Pond Close By

    Once Upon a Time in a Pond Close By In the past is where it’s at, and it was probably trending. Depending on how far back one goes, lots of things once trended. Cowboy hats are a good example of a trend that was happening, once upon a time, in the old west. Really though,…

  • A Three Ring Circus With Pony Rides

    A Three Ring Circus With Pony Rides That is the old saying. It’s also a great show, if it can be found. Once upon a time the circus was the best show around! And it would travel from town to town. If the advertisements were about the three ring circus, well, that was a big…

  • Stargazing and Daydreams a Comparison on Similarity

    Stargazing and Daydreams a Comparison on Similarity I took a few minutes the other night and looked up. It had been a while since the last time I had taken a celestial view. It was heavenly. The stars have always been beautiful, and there. After that moment of relaxation and reflection, I returned to the…